Chapter 51: Meeting Chen Ziming Again

"First Academy? First Academy? Military training? I've got it!" Xing Haotian's eyes suddenly blazed with a fiery light. He quickly opened his communicator, tapped away rapidly, and sent the message out. Then, he dashed upstairs and entered the bedroom where Wei Zi had been staying, as if the faint trace of her lingering fragrance could still be detected in the air.

"Wei Zi, I will never give up on you!" A gleam flashed through Xing Haotian's eyes before he swiftly began packing Wei Zi's belongings. As a military man, Xing Haotian naturally possessed exceptional organizational skills, but handling intimate items such as Wei Zi's undergarments inevitably caused his imagination to run wild, making his heart race and his face flush. It took him quite a while to finally finish packing everything.

He neatly organized all of Wei Zi's various clothes into a duffel bag, though he couldn't help thinking that Wei Zi still had far too few clothes—he would have to take her out shopping another day to get more!

Had Wei Zi known this, she certainly would have curled her lip in disdain. Why didn't Xing Haotian stop to think about what kind of bag he was using? It was an unimaginably precious backpack crafted from Void Beast leather, capable of holding dozens of times more items than its outward appearance suggested.

With everything settled, Xing Haotian grabbed the duffel bag, slipped into a military dress uniform, and stepped onto his Azure Dragon chariot!

Fortunately, even if Wei Zi reached the west side of the city, boarding and launching a Bronze chariot required gathering a full load of passengers. Moreover, leaving the city required thorough inspections and paperwork, which usually caused significant delays.

At that moment, Wei Zi and Zhou Xiaoya stepped out of a taxi and saw all kinds of chariots lined up across the west side of the city. Today was the day for First Academy's military training, meaning that the vast majority of the chariots gathered here were bound for the First Academy.

"Boom!" A gorgeous silver-white chariot pulled up right beside Wei Zi, prompting Zhou Xiaoya to let out an excited squeal. "Wei Zi, look, a platinum chariot! Oh my god, it's so handsome!"

That was simply because she had never laid eyes on General Xing's Azure Dragon chariot, a magnificent machine of which there were only a handful in the entire Huatian Kingdom!

At that moment, the door of the platinum chariot swung open, and a sunny, handsome young man stepped out, his gaze instantly locking onto Wei Zi.

"Miss Wei Zi, it really is you!" the young man cried out in pleasant surprise.

"Chen Ziming!" Wei Zi called out the youth's name as well. This young man was naturally the same youth who had given Wei Zi ten thousand credits as an apology back at the city's outer fortress, and he was also a member of the Imperial Capital's crown prince party.

Otherwise, how could an ordinary teenager possibly be driving a platinum chariot?

Zhou Xiaoya did not know Chen Ziming, but anyone capable of driving a platinum chariot undoubtedly possessed formidable backing. She pulled Wei Zi close and whispered into her ear, "Wei Zi, this isn't that friend of yours, is he? Is this the one whose house you've been staying at recently? He is so handsome!"

Wei Zi was left speechless. Was it really appropriate to say something like that right to the person's face?

"It's not him!" Wei Zi replied.

"Wei Zi, where are you guys headed? Don't tell me you're also going to the First Academy?" Chen Ziming asked.

Wei Zi nodded. Chen Ziming flashed a bright, optimistic smile and said, "That's fantastic! I'm heading to the First Academy too. Does that mean we'll all be classmates from now on?"

Anyone heading to the First Academy at this time could only be students from the Arcane Arts Department attending military training. Following a month-long military training camp, there would be another month dedicated to studying foundational cultivation techniques, allowing them to enter senior academy life a month and a half ahead of the other freshmen.

"Hello, my name is Chen Ziming!" Chen Ziming extended his hand toward Zhou Xiaoya.

"Ah! Y-Hello, my name is Zhou Xiaoya!" Zhou Xiaoya shook his hand, taken aback that he would actually greet her. She felt rather embarrassed, especially since she had just been secretly praising his good looks!

"Since we're all classmates, why don't you ride with me? Are these your uncle and aunt? Come along with us as well. Taking a Bronze chariot isn't just slow, it's also quite dangerous!" Chen Ziming offered.

Zhou Xiaoya's parents were clearly hesitant. Slowness and the cost of tickets were secondary concerns; the true issue was danger. Although Bronze chariots were guarded by military personnel, that didn't guarantee absolute safety, whereas a platinum chariot could easily crush any wild beasts lurking around the outskirts of the Imperial Capital.

Just then, another dazzling blue vehicle roared down from above, causing Zhou Xiaoya's eyes to light up brilliantly.

"A sapphire chariot!" Indeed, this was a sapphire chariot on par with the platinum one, yet it appeared even more flamboyant and extravagant.

The door flew open, and an arrogant, rebellious-looking youth leaped out, shouting, "Ziming, you're here!"

As soon as his eyes focused and he spotted Wei Zi, his legs began to tremble, and even his arms started aching.

This person was none other than Zheng Hao!

"Ziming, come over here! I've just made friends with some future classmates," Chen Ziming called out to Zheng Hao.

By this point, even someone as slow to react as Zhou Xiaoya could tell that there was something extraordinary about these two youths.

If Chen Ziming, driver of the platinum chariot, still appeared sunny and amiable, Zheng Hao was simply far too overbearing.

"What classmates? The only thing I see is a female swindler! She claimed she was going to pay back her debt, but half a month has already passed—looks like she finally got caught!" Zheng Hao felt secretly annoyed with himself for trembling the moment he saw Wei Zi, so he couldn't help venting his frustration on her.

Although Zhou Xiaoya didn't understand the full story, she could tell that Zheng Hao was clearly talking about Wei Zi. Unable to hold back, she retorted, "Who are you calling a female swindler? Wei Zi is the heir to the Cheng family! Do you really think she cares about your measly ten thousand arcane coins? Stop framing innocent people!"

Wei Zi cast a profound look at Zheng Hao, causing him to involuntarily take a step back in fear, which naturally brought a faint, ethereal smile to the corners of Wei Zi's lips.

Turning her gaze back to Chen Ziming, she said, "I ran into a bit of an unexpected situation back then and couldn't return to the fortress to find you. Give me your account number, and I'll transfer the money to you right now!"

"Wei Zi, you've misunderstood. I never meant it that way, and Zheng Hao just speaks without thinking. Please don't take it to heart. I don't care about that money at all. Besides, that money was meant as compensation for you, so how could I possibly take it back?"

"You said you don't care about the money, but I don't care about it either, and I don't want other people calling me a female swindler."

Chen Ziming smiled helplessly. However, recalling Zhou Xiaoya's earlier words, he remembered recent reports in the financial news that his parents had mentioned. So Wei Zi was the person who had inherited the Cheng family assets—though she had immediately turned around and sold them off. No wonder she clearly wasn't short on cash!

"Alright then, just transfer it directly to my communicator! I can use it for gaming," Chen Ziming said.

Wei Zi didn't think much of it. Ever since she signed the inheritance papers yesterday, her contract with Leng Lie had already taken effect, and the over one hundred million arcane coins had already been deposited into her account. Transferring the funds to Chen Ziming took negligible effort.

When making transfers to others via communicators, using one's own device was the most convenient method. Without overthinking it, since her communicator was linked to her bank account, she directly transferred eleven thousand credits, with the extra one thousand acting as interest.

"Oh! So this is your communicator ID then? In that case, classmate Zhou Xiaoya, give me your communicator ID as well!" Chen Ziming flashed a row of white teeth.

"Fine! Pretending to pay back money was just an excuse; getting Wei Zi's communicator ID was your real goal all along, wasn't it? Hmph, playboy!" Zhou Xiaoya rolled her eyes at Chen Ziming, but she still handed over her contact information anyway. Chen Ziming possessed an entertaining and witty personality that made it impossible to truly dislike him.